Dean Bryant's (Playwright and Director) GAYBIES gives The Children of gay parents a voice and the public confirmation that those raised by gay parents are living satisfied, happy lives and have pride in their parents. (more...)

Producing Artistic Director Ted Pappas today announced five of the six plays that will comprise next season's subscription series at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Included are a powerful drama, a raucous comedy, the great American musical, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner, and a sizzling Broadway hit. (more...)

THE BIG MEAL, the Boston area premiere of Dan LeFranc's play about the interactions of five generations of an extended family, is the kind of show that Zeitgeist Stage Company and Artistic Director David J. Miller feast upon - a character-driven ensemble piece that showcases the range of the actors, as well as Miller's ability to transfer the playwright's vision from page to stage. (more...)

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce that 50 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS were presented tonight in News & Sports, Documentary, Lifestyle, Reality and Digital Media. This Canadian Screen Awards Gala was hosted by comedian Darrin Rose at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. (more...)

Olympia Entertainment and Etico Productions once again present The Children's favorite, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, a family production that explores the tasty chain reaction set in motion when a little boy offers a cookie to a visiting mouse. This heartwarming stage adaptation, produced by Performance Network Theatre, returns for another delicious run at the City Theatre on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. (more...)

DALLAS, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 – The Dallas Opera is preparing to whisk audiences away to the Latin Quarter of Paris for the blockbuster opera of the season: Giacomo Puccini's 1896 masterpiece, LA BOHÈME, based on Henri Murger's newspaper serial-turned-novel, Scènes de la vie de bohème. (more...)

Those who have made significant contributions to the arts in a variety of categories will be recognized for their achievements in enriching the communities and citizens of Utah at the 10th Annual Star Awards held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem. (more...)

Disney's Mary Poppins arrives at Sierra Repertory Theatre February 28 with plenty of spectacle (she flies!), plenty of songs (think "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"), plenty of heartwarming comedy and drama and - of course - plenty of magic, the kind only a no-nonsense nanny can deliver. The "practically perfect" musical plays through May 3 at the East Sonora Theatre and opens Sierra Rep's 36th season. (more...)

The Dallas Opera is preparing to whisk audiences away to the Latin Quarter of Paris for the blockbuster opera of the season: Giacomo Puccini's 1896 masterpiece, LA BOHÈME, based on Henri Murger's newspaper serial-turned-novel, Scènes de la vie de bohème. (more...)

The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey will present the world premiere production of AND THEN CAME TANGO from March 6th through the 29th with performances Friday evenings at 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 4:00 PM. AND THEN CAME TANGO, written by Emily Freeman, is the winner of our 2014 New Play- Reading Festival. This production is under the direction of Stephen L. Fredericks, The Growing Stage's Executive Director with choreography by Jillian Petrie and original music by Paul Marbach. (more...)

After years of success bringing music education into schools, The Traveling Guitar Foundation with support from Schecter Guitars is announcing the upcoming dates of additional visits in the Northeast. A School without Music? It's hard to imagine a childhood without music. Imagine young schoolchildren singing and dancing in a circle, giggling and exuding sheer joy. Music helps children develop coordination, goal-setting and concentration. Plus, there is a full body of research showing that kids who are actively involved in music are better at reading, math and science. (more...)

The Palace Theater, Wisconsin Dells' newest professional theater, 564 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy South, has announced its exciting new season full of critically acclaimed shows for the whole family. (more...)

The award-winning, nationally-renowned Ma-Yi Theater Company - one of the country's leading producers of new works for the stage by Asian-American writers - will continue its 2014-15 season this spring with the world premiere of SOLDIER X by Rehana Lew Mirza, with preview performances set to begin March 24 prior to an official opening night on March 31 at the HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, enter on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring) in NYC. SOLDIER X is directed by Lucie Tiberghien. (more...)

Click your heels together and venture down the yellow brick road to the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge for a truly memorable theatre experience. The greatest family musical of all-time is touching down in Cambridge. The Wizard of Oz plays eight shows a week, March 4th to March 29th. (more...)

Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire will present two performances Legacies of Hope on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm at St. James Episcopal Cathedral (65 E. Huron, Chicago, IL). Advance purchase tickets are available at http://www.windycitysings.org for $10-$30. (more...)

Actors' Playhouse is proud to announce five of six productions selected for 2015 - 2016, a season that will mark the company's 28th anniversary as a regional theatre company and its 20th year at the Miracle Theatre. (more...)

As part of the Impact
Grant program, nonprofits receive a two-year donation of Cornerstone
Learning and a range of pro bono business consulting services
offered by the Foundation, serving as a catalyst for growth of existing
community education programs. (more...)

In a gentle tale about patience and compassion, Zen Ties imparts universal lessons of wisdom and mindfulness in its world premiere performance at The Rose Theater, Feb. 20 - Mar. 8, 2015. This philosophical play follows two pandas as they encounter others in their neighborhood and discover people are not always what they seem. (more...)

Roberta Lane and Elizabeth Landon will join Lyric Opera of Chicago as the chief financial officer and director of human resources, respectively, the company announced today. Lane's role as chief financial officer is a new position and will play a crucial role in developing and analyzing strategic initiatives for the company. (more...)

Producers John Frost, Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and the Really Useful Group today announced that the lavish London Palladium production of The Sound of Music will come to Australia in late 2015 for a national tour. (more...)

New York Theater Ballet (NTYB) presented Cinderella on February 8, 2015 as one of their innovative one-hour ballets for children. Although NYTB's production moved swiftly along to keep The Children's attention, the timeless story of Cinderella still effortlessly shined through. (more...)

Famed tenor Anthony Kearns, a founding member of The Irish Tenors, will perform during a special Irish-themed reception and tribute to U.S. military on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Va. The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Official program to begin at approximately 6:45 p.m. (more...)

Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Plymouth Simon Stokes today announces the full cast for the world premiere of April de Angelis' After Electra. Samuel West directs Michael Begley (Roy), Rachel Bell (Sheila), Marty Cruickshank (Virgie), Kate Fahy (Sonia), Neil McCaul (Tom), Veronica Roberts (Haydn), James Wallace (Orin) and Eleanor Wyld (Miranda). The production opens on 16 March at The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth, with previews from 12 March, and runs until 28 March, before transferring to the Tricycle Theatre from 7 April to 2 May. (more...)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ First Book today announced a new partnership with specialty retailer Conn's, Inc. that will provide new books to tens of thousands of children in need across the country. Together in 2015, First Book and Conn's, Inc. will distribute more than 30,000 books to educators and program leaders serving kids from low-income families. (more...)

Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach, Va. The 32,500-square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2016. The property is owned by Sears Holdings. (more...)

Playwrights Horizons has announced casting for IOWA, the world premiere of a new musical play written by Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Jenny Schwartz (God's Ear, Somewhere Fun), music by Todd Almond (Stage Kiss at PH, Kansas City Choir Boy, The Tempest, On the Levee) and lyrics by Mr. Almond and Ms. Schwartz. Directed by two-time Obie Award winner Ken Rus Schmoll (Red Dog Howls, Middletown, What Once We Felt; next season's just-announced Antlia Pneumatica by Anne Washburn at PH), the musical play will be the fifth production of the theater company's 2014/2015 Season. (more...)

PERTH, Australia, Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ An audience of 1.4 million experienced The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of the Giants to the Streets of Perth, by France's Royal de Luxe, in a three-day free spectacular to open the 63 rd Perth International Arts Festival on February 13. (more...)

Beginning tonight, February 17, Sienna Miller ('American Sniper,' After Miss Julie) will take over the role of 'Sally Bowles' opposite Alan Cumming in Broadway's Cabaret at Studio 54. Cabaret is playing a limited engagement through March 29, 2015 at the Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street). (more...)

Colorado Ballet will close its 2014-2015 season with The Children's classic, Peter and the Wolf, March 27-29, 2015 at the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. The production will open with a special performance of Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1. (more...)

'Why can't I just be small Austin and have small clothes, small teeth and live with my mom and dad forever?' -'I Am Not Selling My Tooth!'
Mom Entrepreneurs, Kelli Nielsen and Kelly Hawkins of Kelli and Kelly Books for Kids, will be on hand to celebrate Children's Dental Health Month with two Children's Museums in the Seattle area Fri. Feb. 20 with readings and signings of their newest book, 'I Am Not Selling My Tooth!' They will be at The Children's Museum of Skagit County in Burlington, Wash. from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. and Imagine Children's Museum in Everett, Wash. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Cate Anderson, Executive Director of The Children's Museum of Skagit County (CMSC), said the museum is 'excited' to host Kelli and Kelly because 'not only does the book tie in perfectly with our theme, but it really speaks to how many children feel about letting go of their teeth...and their childhood.'
The museum will also offer free dental screenings from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and a 'Dental Office' exhibit featuring a real dental chair, and review x-rays that Anderson hopes will 'make future visits to the dentists more successful' as children's comfort level increases.
'I Am Not Selling My Tooth!' has garnered unanimous stellar reviews. San Diego Children's Librarian Leslie Bolinger called it 'playful and highly original.' The Midwest Book Review noted that the story supports 'a child's need to have some self-leadership in coping with life changes.'
Nielsen and Hawkins were inspired by their own children's resistance to 'selling' their teeth to a tooth fairy. 'They all still have bags of their baby teeth.' Nielsen said. She dedicated her book to her 'wonderful' son Austin: 'Thank you for giving me the words.'
Hawkins credits her two daughters with giving her 'inspiration every day.' In addition to book launch appearances, she will be conducting art workshops at the Young Authors Conference at Skagit Valley College March 23 through 27.
Kelli and Kelly will be guests on Seattle's New Day Northwest (11 a.m. KING Channel 5 and 2 p.m. KONG) to talk about 'I Am Not Selling My Tooth!'
Their March reading/signings will include a return engagement at The Children's Museum of Skagit County March 7 (11 a.m.), and the Everett artistan co-op gallery, SugarShak by the Sea, March 22 (5 p.m.).
Kelli and Kelly are Skagit County natives and longtime friends whose 'You Will Always Be My Son' sold over 1000 copies. Niesen said, 'We are two moms with an inspiring dream to bring quality children's books to market.
Event Locations:
Children's Museum of Skagit County
550 Cascade Mall Drive
Burlington, WA 98233
(360) 757-8888
www.skagitchildrensmuseum.net/
Adults $5.25
Imagine Children's Museum
1502 Wall Street, Everett, WA 98201
(425) 258-1006
www. imaginecm.org/
Under 12 FREE
$9.80
SugarShak by the Sea (Artisan Coop Gallery)
3710 W Mukilteo Blvd
Everett, WA 98203
(425) 322-6564
www.sugarshakpottery.com
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Title: I Am Not Selling My Tooth!
Author: Kelli Nielsen
Illustrator: Kelly Hawkins
Publisher: Kelli and Kelly Books for Kids
Pub. Date: 11/23/14
Genre: Children's Picture Book (Ages 2-8)
ISBN: 978-1503366077
Website: www.kelliandkellybooks.com
Available at Amazon in Paperback (40 pgs) and Kindle (more...)

All right, guys, it's confession time: there was a time, when I was but a young lass, that I wanted desperately to be Keira Knightley. She was in Pirates of the Caribbean (which I may or may not be able to quote from beginning to end), she was ridiculously talented, she wasn't that much older than me, and she was British (which, for some strange reason, I always wanted to be when I was young). Then, in 2006, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role of Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice, and that made her even more awesome. As I got older, I began to recognize how good she actually was in all of those movies - a thought which ran through my mind once again when I saw her performance in The Imitation Game, for which she received her second Oscar nomination. (more...)

Sydney Theatre Company's Resident Director Kip Williams adds a new dimension to Tennessee William's already complex and surreal world of SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER as he pairs live video footage with live performance. (more...)

In the coming weeks, 54 Below revisits some of our favorite Broadway productions with concert events celebrating beloved scores as well as reunions bringing together original company members. (more...)

The Children from the cast of Broadway's Tony Award winning hit MATILDA THE MUSICAL will perform the National Anthem at the start of the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this Monday night February 16 at Madison Square Garden, broadcast live at 8 PM on CNBC TV. (more...)

BEAVER, Pa., Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Beaver County Educational Trust today announced its 20-year-old mini-grant program for area educators received a $20,000 grant from National Network of Digital Schools, which comes on the heels of a $45,000 donation to sustain 'Growing with Books,' one of BCET's signature programs. (more...)